United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2471 (108th)
Emergency Room Modernization Act
Introduced
16 June 2003
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Summary
Emergency Room Modernization Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to declare that the medical screening requirement for individuals who come to a hospital emergency department shall not apply in the case of an individual who does not request examination or treatment for an emergency medical condition (such as a request solely for prescription refills, blood pressure screening, and non-emergency laboratory and diagnostic tests or requests treatment or assistance in another department or setting in the hospital or at a facility on the hospital campus).
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 June 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 June 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 June 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2471
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/2471